Section 5703.5 Of Chapter 5. Hearings From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 5.
5703.5
. (a) The appeals board, at any time after an application is
filed and prior to the expiration of its jurisdiction may, upon the
agreement of a party to pay the cost, direct an unrepresented
employee to be examined by a qualified medical evaluator selected by
the appeals board, within the scope of the qualified medical
evaluator's professional training, upon any clinical question then at
issue before the appeals board.
(b) The administrative director or his or her designees, upon the
submission of a matter to an information and assistance officer, may,
upon the agreement of a party to pay the cost, and with the consent
of an unrepresented employee direct the injured employee to be
examined by a qualified medical evaluator selected by the medical
director, within the scope of the qualified medical evaluator's
professional training, upon any clinical question, other than those
issues specified in Section 4061, then pertinent to the investigation
of the information and assistance officer.
(c) The 1989 and 1990 amendments to this section shall become
operative for injuries occurring on and after January 1, 1991.